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H. O. INGRAHAM.

Patent ed Jan. 1, 1895.

(No Model) TRANSFER GAR.

lltvirnn STATES a'rnsrr (lesion,

HENRY G. INGRAHAM, OF BUCYRUS, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO Till. FREY-SHECKLERCOMPANY, OF SAME PLACE.

TRANSFER=CAR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 531,68 3, dated January1, 1895.

Application filed May '7, 1894. Serial No 1 (N model-l To all whom 2 mayconcern:

Beit known that I, HENRY O. Incnnnan, of Bucyrus, in the county ofCrawford and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful 5Improvements in 'lransfer- Cars; and I do hereby declare the followingto be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such aswill enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make anduse the same.

My invention relates to improvements in transfer-cars designed tocarryladen or empty cars from one track to another. For instance, myimproved transfer-car is well adapted for receiving-cars laden withbrick at a brick- 5 machine and then carrying such brick-laden cars to atrack in the dry house that is usually composed of severaltunnelshavingtracks extendinglengthwise of the tunnels, th e briokladen carsbeing carried by the transfer-car z o to the track leading into adrying-tunnel, and, upon the completion of the drying process, beingtaken from the opposite end of the tunnel onto the transfer-car, andthence to the kiln in which the product is burned. It is 2 5 obviousthat any appliance or attachment to the transfer-car, that willfacilitate the movement of the transfer-car, such, for instance, asstopping at the right place, so as to bring the track on thetransfer-car into line or reg- 0 isteriug-position with the track ontowhich or from which the car on the transfer-car is to be taken, is ofgreat value in saving time and labor.

I would remark that by present practice of 3 5 moving transfer-cars, theoperator stoops over and pushes on the corner of the loaded car in orderto move it, and to chuck or sprig the wheels by placing blocks on thetrack or a short stick between the spokes to stop the movement, and thenemploying some mechanical means, such for instance, as a latch to assistin holding the transfer-car in position while a car is run onto or offfrom, the transfer-car.

4 5 My present invention consists, primarily, of"

a brake applied to the transfer car and at tached to a handle whereby topush or pull the car to the desired position, with the arrangement ofparts such that, as the operator 5o raises the handle into position topush or pull the car, the brake is automatically released,

so that when the operator frees the handle,

as required when the transfer car is in position with the track thereonin line or registering position with the track to or from which 5; acar, from or onto the transfer-car, respectively, is to be taken, thehandle drops, and, by

its own weight sets or applies the brake.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a perspective of atransfer-car embodying my invention, and Fig. 2 is an enlarged plan,portions being broken away in Fig. 1, to reduce the size of the figure.

Referring to the drawings, A represents the wheels of the car, the samebeing shown ar- 6 ranged in pairs at opposite ends of the cars, andmounted upon axles B.

A represents the treads ot' the wheels, and U designates the frame thatconnects the axles with each other, and supports a track D ar: rangedtransversely of the car, and adapted to receive a car laden with brickor other material, which track D is adapted to register with the trackto and from which a car transferred by the transfer-car, is adapted tobe taken.

My improved transfer-car, at one end, is provided with a bail-shapedhandle E, that, at

"the treads of the adjacent pair of wheels of the car, is provided withbrake-shoes G that are pivotally secured to the handle, as at g, andadapted to frictionally en gage the treads of the Wheels. The handle, atits ends, is pivotally secured, as at e, to arms or brackets G rigidwith the frame-work of the car, pref- 8 5 erably integral with thejournal-boxes that bear the axle having the wheels adapted to be engagedby the brake-shoes. The pivotal bearings of the handle are, however, outof line with the axis of said wheels and axle, said pivotal bearingsbeing located preferably between the axis of said wheels and axle andthe brake-shoes borne by the handle, so that the latter and consequentlythe brake-shoes,-

in the oscillation of the handle, are swung or 5 nwved eccentricallytothe treads of the wheels, and the arrangement of parts is such that whenthe handle is raised into position for pulling or pushing thetransfer-car, the brakeshoes are disengaged from the wheels, and thehandle, when freed, drops or oscillates downwardly by gravity, until thebrake-shoes engage the treads of the wheels, resulting in the braking ofthe car by means of said shoes and instantly arresting the movement ofthe car, and holding the car in the desired position until the handle isagain raised preparatory to moving the ear to another location. A stopfor limiting the upward oscillation or movement of the handle ispreferably provided and consists, preferably, in a lug orprojecting-member C formed upon the journalboxes or members to which thehandle is pivoted, the arrangement of parts being such that said stopsshall be adapted to engage the ends of the handle when the latter isoscillated up wardly to release the brakes, and thereby limit theoscillation of the handle in that direction.

I would here remark that the transfer-car is preferably provided witharms or brackets C and one or more stops 0 at each end of the car, asshown, so that the brake-bearinghandle can be applied to either end ofthe car.

hat I claim is In a transfer-car, a handle pivotally secured to the car,one or more brake-shoes attached to the handle and adapted tofrictionally engage or brake the adjacent wheel or wheels of the car,the axis of the handle being located between the axis of said wheel orwheels and the portion of the tread of the wheel adapted to be engagedby the brake-shoe, the arrangement of parts being such that thebrake-shoe is released upon the oscillation or elevation of the handleto pull or push the cars and is set or applied upon dropping orreleasing the handle, and a stop for limiting the movement of the handlein the direction in which said handle is moved to render said brake-shoeinoperative, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I sign this specification, in the presence of twowitnesses, this 27th day of March, 189%.

HENRY C. IN GRAHAM.

Witnesses:

THOMAS BEER, ROBERT BEER.

